Monday was normal day. Everyone was chatting around. In a corner of the classroom, Lucas sat with his head down on the desk. He had rested up over the weekend. He remembered what happened with Damien on Saturday. That guy swore he would stir up trouble for him.
Lucas decided it was best to ignore him before he gets tired and stop . As he was pondering over these thoughts , he felt something hit the back of his head. As Lucas raised his head a pile of paper fell to the ground. Project!
He saw Damien walk to his seat.
So the petty games begin, Lucas thought.
But that was it from Damien's side. He was quiet throughout the lecture and quite during the break. They did not even look at each other. And just like that class ended.
As soon as the bell rang, Damien dashed out of the class.
Maybe I was wrong, Lucas thought, Maybe he has matured.
Lucas slipped the bag on his shoulder and made his way to the back alley. The cat needed to be fed. The last time when he did not feed the cat for a few days, it had become frail and thin.
To make up to its health, Lucas now daily wan to the back alley without miss.
Lucas kneeled to the ground to let the cat eat from his hand. As the cat was happily munching away the food, a sudden kick pushed his hand and threw the food away. That cat screeched and ran to the end of the alley, scared for his life.
Lucas looked up. The first thought that flashed his min was Damien. However these were some random guys he had never seen before.
The three of them stared at him.
"What the hell are you doing ? " Lucas stood up, clearly angered.
"Angry now ? "
"Who the hell are you ?"
"Aren't you the transfer student who is always by the brat's side ? Heard you don't talk nowadays? What happened ? Did he not spend enough money on you ?"
"How the fuck is that your business?" Lucas did not like them. He was at the point of swearing and any bit more and he will get into a fight.
"Who the fuck are you swearing to ?" The front guy asked and punched Lucas across the face.
As Lucas was about to retaliate the guys in the back held Lucas by his arm. The front guy slammed his wrist into Lucas stomach.
It would have been extreme for a normal kid but Lucas was used to getting into fights. His pain tolerance capacity was way ahead of an average guy.
But that didn't mean he was not going to kick this guys butt. Lucas pulled his legs into the air and was about to ram his leg onto the guys head when he suddenly remembered the promise he made. No more fights in the new school , no matter what.
But it was too late to retract his leg. But the impact was much lesser than he originally planned. The guy yelled in pain and the pushed Lucas to the ground. The three of them started kicking and punching Lucas who had his hands raised to cover his head to avoid major impact.
As they were kicking Lucas, he heard a familiar voice yell, "What the fuck are you doing ?"
The guys stopped kicking and ran away. Lucas looked up to see Damien running towards him, followed by Michael.
"Are you okay?" Damien asked as he held Lucas to get up and sit against the wall.
Lucas nodded.
"Who were they ?" Michael asked.
"Ask your friend," Lucas bobbed his head into Damien's Direction, "They were concerned whether he hadn't spent enough money on me ."
Lucas saw pain in Damien's eyes as he was sizing up the wounds in his body. He had a cut on his lip and his arms were sore. His stomach had the most severe pain out of all, but it was bearable. Those boys were clearly not much of a fighter, Lucas thought.
"What?"
"You didn't send them ?" Lucas asked .He clearly knew it wasn't him, but he couldn't control his mouth. Damien's concern for him made him feel uneasy.
"What are you talking about ?"
"They were concerned about you ? Maybe you sent them."
I need to stop, Lucas thought. He was clearly bullshitting. Whty am I provoking Damien, Lucas thought.
"Damien would never resort to such petty tricks," Michael answered.
I know, Lucas thought.
But Damien was now angry and disappointed in Lucas. Lucas could see it very clearly.
Damien held Lucas' arm and pressed. Lucas flinched. He gritted his teeth.
"If I wanted to do something, I will do it myself. I don't kneed anyone else to do my work." Damien said as he pressed harder on Lucas' arm. It was painful but Lucas didn't make a sound. He gritted his teeth tight.
Michael pulled Damien's arm and pulled him back. He got Lucas to stand up and helped him straighten up.
"LEt us drop you ." Michael said.
Lucas looked over at Damien who was still angry. " I will take a cab."
Michael helped Lucas into the cab and saw him leave. .
He turned to Damien." Lets go."
"I saw their faces . I need to find them." Damien said to Michael as they left the alley.
In the cab. Lucas shut his eye. He had to explain the cut on his lip to his mom. He will just say he fell. But that wasn't this only tension. Damien looked really pained.
What is that guy thinking? Is he really concerned about me ? Will this be okay ?
Lucas had a lot of thoughts to ponder over the whole day. He was sure he was going to hardly get any sleep at night.